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boomerang Definition

boom·er·ang (bo̵̅o̅mər aŋ′)

noun

  1. a flat, curved stick that can be thrown so that it will return to a point near the thrower: it is used as a weapon by Australian Aborigines
  2. something that goes contrary to expectations and results in disadvantage or harm to the person doing or saying it

Etymology: < Austral native name

intransitive verb

to act as a boomerang; result in harm to the originator

boomerang Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • throw: Trick Catch: The competitor throws a boomerang which must travel past the 20 meter line.
  • catch: There is a great satisfaction to be gained by throwing and catching a boomerang at the end of its mesmerizing flight.
  • make: Canfield also supply the frame with a custom made boomerang that allows you to run a system 1 MRP.
  • use: Yo Mama so fat jokes: Yo Mama so fat she has to use a boomerang to put on her belt!
  • return: These early hunting sticks differ from returning boomerangs in being larger and having only a shallow angle giving a long low elliptical trajectory.
  • cause: This adjustment causes the boomerang to rise and hover much closer to you.

Preposition: at

  • end: There is a great satisfaction to be gained by throwing and catching a boomerang at the end of its mesmerizing flight.

Adjective modifier

  • cross-shaped: Here's how you can make your own cross-shaped boomerang - and it's safe enough to fly indoors!
  • giant: Lo and behold: the giant boomerang UFO stopped coming to Hudson Valley.
  • left-handed: Figure 1: A right handed boomerang Step 1: Decide if you want a right- or left-handed boomerang.
  • indoor: And we'll even throw a few indoor boomerangs - hoping not to break any windows!

Modifies a noun

  • effect: Even in circles which supported the UNP, the sense of the boomerang effect of the terror grew.
  • kid: And what we are looking at among the ' boomerang kids ' is a generation running scared from their own adult lives.
  • flight: With a little practice, anyone able to throw a ball will be able to gain proficiency in the exciting art of boomerang flight.
  • gift: Boomerang Gifts - maze, Maze gifts, alternative gift and personalized gift shop, alternative company gift, gift.. .
  • shape: Drawing seems to indicate the classic boomerang shape of a wing, not dissimilar to that of a B-2.

Modifying Another Word

  • back: FISM Aces - The aces shoot out of a shuffled pack like angry hornets and then boomerang back to you like.
  • even: It would even boomerang back at them, when the insurgents learned to use large quantities of captured armaments for themselves.

Possessives

  • Sango: Page 13 1 [ View of Sango's boomerang flying through the air. ] Sango { off } Hiraikotsu!

Preposition: in

  • park: Next, to music, the children try out various boomerangs in the park.
boomerang Quotes

No more boomerang No more spear; Now all civilizedö Colour-bar and beer.

—Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska

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